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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian social worker and volunteer (born 1998)}}<br />
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| name = Ritika Verma<br />
| image = File:Ritika Verma.jpg<br />
| caption = Ritika Verma with National Service Scheme award 2019-20<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|11|04}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Chandigarh]]<br />
| citizenship = Indian<br />
| education = [[MSc]] [[Anthropology]] (honours)<br />
| alma_mater = [[Panjab University]]<br />
| academic_advisors= [[Kewal Krishan (forensic anthropologist)|Kewal Krishan]]<br />
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'''Ritika Verma''' (born 4 November 1998) is an Indian [[social worker]] and [[National Service Scheme]] volunteer who has been awarded the prestigious National Service Scheme Award by [[Ram Nath Kovind]], the president of India in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=NSS national award for PU Student | date=27 September 2021 |url=https://www.cityairnews.com/content/nss-national-award-for-pu-student}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind to virtually confer the National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards for the year 2019-20 tomorrow |url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1757293 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NSS Awardee list 1993-2021 |url=https://nss.gov.in/sites/default/files/NSS%20Awardee%20list%201993-2021.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223065126/https://nss.gov.in/sites/default/files/NSS%20Awardee%20list%201993-2021.pdf |archive-date=23 December 2023 |website=National Service Scheme}}</ref><br />
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Ritika got this award due to her excellent services on various social issues and causes as an NSS volunteer.<ref>{{cite web |title=5th blood donation camp organised in collaboration with GMCH-32| date=2 September 2023 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/5th-blood-donation-camp-organised-in-collaboration-with-gmch32-101693678392644.html |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NSS Panjab University : Intervention in Times of Lockdown| date=1 April 2020 |url=http://tribunenewsline.com/nss-panjab-university-intervention-in-times-of-lockdown/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Tribune Newsline |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PU NSS Volunteer for "Break the COVID Chain"| date=20 March 2020 |url=https://www.cityairnews.com/content/pu-nss-volunteer-for-break-the-covid-chain |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=City Air News |language=en}}</ref> She is well known for her services for community sensitization during [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anthropology student's initiative |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/anthropology-students-initiative-59592 |access-date=2022-03-16 |work=The Tribune|location=Chandigarh |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Education==<br />
Ritika is a [[Phd]] student of [[Panjab University]] [[Chandigarh]] India and has passed M.Sc. [[Anthropology]] with distinction.<ref>{{cite web |title=NSS Open Unit, State NSS Cell, Chandigarh inaugurated its third 7 days-night Special NSS Camp at Adopted village Dhanas| date=5 January 2024 |url=https://www.indianewscalling.com/haryana/news/147556-nss-open-unit-state-nss-cell-chandigarh-inaugurated-its-third-7-days-night-special-nss-camp-at-ado.aspx |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=India News Calling |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NSS Open Unit, Chandigarh successfully concluded seven Day-Night Special NSS Camp at Govt. Model High School(RC-II), Dhanas. Sh. Vineet Joshi, Chairma| date=12 January 2024 |url=https://www.indianewscalling.com/sunday-magazine/news/147799-nss-open-unit-chandigarh-successfully-concluded-seven-day-night-special-nss-camp-at-govt-model-hig.aspx |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=India News Calling |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P30Tb98CaQ | title=NSS Awardee 2019-20 Volunteer Ritika Verma| via=YouTube| date=24 September 2021| access-date=27 March 2022}}<br />
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[[Category:1998 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian women activists]]<br />
[[Category:People from Chandigarh district]]<br />
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